National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

NCBI BLAST URL API

The BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) URL API allows developers to submit nucleotide and protein sequence homology searches via HTTPS, poll for job status, and retrieve results in multiple formats including XML, JSON, and tabular output. Jobs can be processed at NCBI or at cloud service providers. No API key is required, though responsible use guidelines apply.

GitHub

Documentation

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documentation
https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/doc/blast-help/developerinfo.html

Other Resources

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rate-limits
https://kinlane.github.io/ncbi/rate-limits/blast.yml
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plans
https://kinlane.github.io/ncbi/plans/blast.yml

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: NCBI BLAST URL API
description: 'The BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) URL API allows developers to submit nucleotide
  and protein sequence homology searches via HTTPS, poll for job status, and retrieve results in multiple
  formats including XML, JSON, and tabular output. Jobs can be processed at NCBI or at cloud service providers.
  No API key is required, though responsible use guidelines apply.

  '
image: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/favicon.ico
humanURL: https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/doc/blast-help/developerinfo.html
baseURL: https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/Blast.cgi
tags:
- BLAST
- Sequence Alignment
- Homology
- Genomics
properties:
- type: documentation
  url: https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/doc/blast-help/developerinfo.html
- type: rate-limits
  url: https://kinlane.github.io/ncbi/rate-limits/blast.yml
- type: plans
  url: https://kinlane.github.io/ncbi/plans/blast.yml
contact:
- FN: NCBI BLAST Support
  url: https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/